"What we were looking for in this class – get bigger, get stronger," offensive line coach Jim Bridge said.

EARLY IMPACT

Most likely all four will redshirt since the Boilermakers return their top six linemen.

DIGGING DEEPER

Bridge on Truitt: "He's certainly going to be a welcome addition to the room. Another smart guy – high GPA. Really competitive, worked his tail off and drove three hours every Sunday last year at this time to go to Core 6 in Chicago to get himself to where he needs to be."

Bridge on McCann: "He's a run through you, attack you guy that we're really excited to have as we continue to develop the identity upfront of being the most physical offensive line in the Big Ten."

Bridge on Mendez: "We had him targeted way back in the summer. We just hadn't seen him. We tried to keep this as hush-hush as we could because we knew we found a special football player. He's aggressive, he's tough and we're excited."

Bridge on Wells: "He's got great pass blocking skills, and that's what they do over there at Kenton High school. All this guy wants to do and all this guy knows how to do is win. Larry is nasty. He's a guy that we think can help us out there on the edge as he continues to develop. Larry tells me every day he can't wait to run block. There's one run block clip on his entire tape as a senior and it's a pancake. He's 1-for-1."